July 3, 2014
More and Better Science en Español: a Call to Action
Para leer esta entrada en Español, presione aquí. Few communities encompass as many challenges and opportunities as the 53 million Hispanics living in the United States.
Stories by M. I. Feliú-Mójer, M. Gual Soler, I. Fernando Gonzalez and L. Quevedo
Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer is a scientist and science communicator. She is the outreach manager for the Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, and the vice-director of Ciencia Puerto Rico, an organization engaging Hispanic scientists with science communication and education. You can follow her on Twitter at @moefeliu.
Marga Gual Soler is a research scholar at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), where she specializes in international science cooperation and science diplomacy. She founded the Latin American Network of Young Scientists supported by UNESCO, and previously worked at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. You can follow her on Twitter at @margagual.
Ivan Fernando Gonzalez is a scientist, communicator, and community developer. You can find him on Twitter at @SalsaDeCiencia (Spanish) and @GonzalezIvanF (English). You can learn more about him by visiting www.IvanFGonzalez.com.
Luis Quevedo is an award-winning filmmaker, TV producer and personality. A former scientist turned communicator, he pioneered NPR's blog and podcast "Science Friday en Español" and is now director and host of CST, the only Spanish language daily science, health and technology TV newscast broadcasting across the Americas. You can follow him on Twitter at @luis_quevedo.